Pajaholic Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Perhaps a clue is in order: This artist is probably one of the better-known singers of the 1950s and one who contributed to the soundtrack of the odd spaghetti western or two. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Perhaps a clue is in order: This artist is probably one of the better-known singers of the 1950s and one who contributed to the soundtrack of the odd spaghetti western or two. About all I can think of is Bill Haley or Perry Como (neither of who seem to fit your clue, so having guessed I will now Google!). Edit to say - I see I'm wrong..... Edited December 11, 2012 by The Patrician Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I was only a wee lad then but I remember my mum having a real thing about Frankie Vaughn... was it him? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Unfortunately, he's not the Frankie in question! Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Unfortunately, he's not the Frankie in question! Well then, I'm going to guess Frankie Lane Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Close enough for a DING! Frankie Laine had three singles that reached number one in 1953: "I Believe", "Hey Joe", and "Answer Me". "I Believe" was the most successful single that year, spending at least 16 weeks (some references say 18) at number one, and was later covered by Elvis. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Spaghetti westerns? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Spaghetti westerns? Oops! I have an unfortunate habit of referring to all westerns of that era as "spaghetti westerns" no matter who directed them or where they were filmed -- particularly if Clint Eastwood starred (which he did as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide, for which Frankie Laine sung the title song). Other Frankie Laine songs include Jezebel, Wanted Man, High Noon, and Cool Water, which seem appropriate for that genre. According to Wikipedia, "He sang well-known theme songs for many movie Western soundtracks, including 3:10 To Yuma, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Blazing Saddles, ..." It was only a clue, but probably would have been better if I'd omitted the word "spaghetti"! Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Which reputable British news and current affairs programme broadcast a now famous fictitious (April Fool's Joke) story about the Swiss Spaghetti Tree Harvest in 1957? Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Panorama? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Panorama? DING!! (That was quick!) Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hurray! To continue the April Fools theme, what was the name of the island featured in a 1977 Guardian supplement, that moved around the oceans of the world. Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Tracey Island is the only island I can think of from then. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 San Serife or something like that? Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 San Serife gets a ding! Most of the fake names were based around printing terms that were not widely known at the time. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) With 21st December rapidy approaching a timely question. Who in the 1980s (and again in the 1990s) had a minor hit with "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". Edited December 14, 2012 by MTH Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 That's a Ding for REM Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 So.... more on the end of the world.... in the 1961 film 'The day the earth caught fire' which actor, who has been nominated for multiple Oscars, played an uncredited role as a police officer. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Time for a guess . Marlon Brando? Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Obviously a bit more obscure than I would have thought. Not Brando. He has a very distinctive voice (which is why, when it shows up in the middle of a film, I found it very noticeable.) Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Just dragged a copy of the dadgum film out and scanned through the middle section, listening for a voice I knew and was surprised when I heard it. I reckon the answer is Sir Michael Caine Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 You would be entirely correct there. Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 What is an ‘Ouroboros’? Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 What is an 'Ouroboros'? It's the mythical worm or serpent that forms a circle by eating it's own tail... Is it supposed to encircle the world? Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I knew it wouldn't take long as I tried to keep it to 'Pub Quiz' standards Not sure about encircling the earth but the rest of the answer is correct so DING and over to you!! Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 OK... thanks for that. Now another quicky question:- Which artist sang the title song for the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"? An extra kudos point if you can also give me the song's title. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Carly Simon - The spy who loved me. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Doh. Engage brain first. Song title should say Nobody does it better. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Doh. Engage brain first. Song title should say Nobody does it better. That would be a quick DING to you, then and an extra Kudos point Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thankyouverymuch. More Bond and more bit parts. One Bond film featured a (speaking) cameo role for the person who also sang the theme. Which film and which singer? Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I remember seeing Madonna in a bond film, but don't know which one. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 As it's Xmas you can have a ding for Madonna. The film was Die Another Day. Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Ok, on the 007 theme, how many actors have played the part of Mr Bond (Extra Dings if you can name them) Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Ok, on the 007 theme, how many actors have played the part of Mr Bond (Extra Dings if you can name them) Oh heavens... this is one which can often cause disputes arguments heated discussions differences of opinion depending on how the question is worded... Mind you naming them will sort it all out in the end so may be everyone can play nice! (Mellers hides behind the sofa) Tell me when it's over and I can come out again! Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) . Edited December 18, 2012 by mellers Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) I'll start with Bob Holness, and I'm not even sure he was the first. The obvious ones: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Daniel Craig, It's a long time since I've seen it, but I think there were several, including David Niven & Peter Sellers, in the spoof Casino Royale. No doubt I've missed loads... Edited December 18, 2012 by MTH Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I asked for actors that played the part, I didn't confine it to the film role. So Bob Holness' radio production counts, 2 more for the win... Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I've done a little research since my original answer so am not going to name any more actors. All I'll say is there are 5 more Bonds in Casino Royale alone! Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That's probably not counting the multitude of documentaries and sketches that have cast their own actor in the role. ISTR that even Morecambe and Wise (in a comedy sketch) and Richard Hammond (in a "50th Anniversary" show about the cars) got in on the act! WRT Bob Holness not being the first, ISTR that Ian Fleming originally sold the rights to Casino Royale to an American outfit, who produced a black and white version in the early 1950s. I don't know the name of the actor, but I suspect that predates Bob Holness. Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Am going to be offline for a while, so I'll give the DING to Pajaholic for his 1950's actor (Barry Nelson) Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Hmmm. Not going to complain, but I name 9 Bonds and Pajaholic doesn't name any but gets the Ding Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The question master is right even when he's wrong, that's the rule of any pub quiz. *whispers in MTH's ear* I agree with you. Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Hmmm. Not going to complain, but I name 9 Bonds and Pajaholic doesn't name any but gets the Ding My apologies. I had just taken some very strong painkillers. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 IMO, MTH deserves the ding more than I do, so I'm inviting MTH to set the next question. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Something Christmassy then... How many gifts are given in total in the song "The 12 days of Christmas". For the avoidance of doubt and arguments a partridge in a pear tree counts as one gift, as do other similarly grouped items Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Something Christmassy then... How many gifts are given in total in the song "The 12 days of Christmas". For the avoidance of doubt and arguments a partridge in a pear tree counts as one gift, as do other similarly grouped items 78 presents Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Nope, more than 78. Think carefully about it Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 unless you mean the cumulative totals, in which case it's 364 as each present is mentioned several times throughout the course of the song Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 unless you mean the cumulative totals, in which case it's 364 as each present is mentioned several times throughout the course of the song Which is one for every day of a non-leapyear, except Christmas Day! Quote Link to comment
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